Cooling, stirring, and dispensing vessel.



H. E. PARSHALL. STIBBING; AND DISPBNSING VESSEL. APPLIUATION FILEDooT.19, 1912.

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Patented May 5, 1914.

.rb v declare the following to be a full., clear. and eXact descriptionof the invention, such riirEN-T OFFICE.

HARRY E. PARSHALL, 0F WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

COOLING, STIRRING,'AND DISPENSING VESSEL.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Application led October 19. 1912. Serial N0. 726,845.

To al] film/'L 1f muy concern.'

'Beit known "that I, HARnv E. PARSHALL, a citizen ot' the United States`residing at 'Yheeling. in the county of Ohio and State of lll/'estVirginia. have invented certain new and useful lniln'qveinents inCooling', `Stirring. and Dispensing Vessels; and I do hereas will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethesame.

This invention relates to cooling and dis pensing apparatuses and itmore part-icusecured on thebase 9, but is larly relates to an improvedcooling, stirring and dispensing vessel.

An object of the invention is to provide a vessel or container of-thischaracter, which is especially adapted for cooling and dispensingbuttermilk or the'like.

Another object of the invention is to provide. in a cooling vesselof'this character, a combined ice container and liquid stirrer.

Another object of the invention -is to pro# vide a thoroughlyheat-insulated vessel having an ice container in the center thereof andhaving a space around the ice container, in which an)y desired liquidmay be contained and cooled.

Another object of the invention is to provide an a]: paratus ofthischaracter which may be quickly and easily dismemberedffor thoroughlycleaning the same, and which may be quickly and easily assembled foruse.

Other objects and advantages may be recited hereinafter and in theclaim.

The accompanying drawing shows a central'vert-ical section of my device.

The liquid receptacle is preferably of cylindrical form and surroundedby any proper heat-insulating material 6, which may extend entirelyaround and under said` receptacle. The insulating material Gris inclosedwithin an outer` casing 7 The casing 7 is preferably provided with abottom S of non-corrosive material, and the bottom portion of the'casing is seated upon a base 9, having legs 1,0 and having anupstanding peripheral fia-nge 11. The casing -may be preferablyremovably seated thereon. A pivot-bearing 12 is secured to the bottom 13of the containeig andsupported upon this pivot-bear ing or block,through the medium of a pivot 14is an ice receiver 15, said pivot beingsecured to the concavo-convexed bottom 16 of the ice receiver. The coverof the container and casing consists of a lower cover member 17 and anupper cover member 18, said lower cover member being centrallyapertured, and -being provided with an annular flange or upper coverseat 19 around its central aperture. The upper cover member is providedwith a peripheral iiange` 20 which is normally seated against thevflange 19, and said upper cover member is provided with acent/ralaperture which constitutes a bearing for a crank sha-ft `21,having a' hand crank 22 0n its upper en'd,-and having its lowerendnoiirotatably secured to a spider 2d, said spider being fitted withinthe upper end of the ice receiver 15, and may be either permanently orremovably secured therein. The upper periphery 'of the -ice receiverfits snugly and. removably within the centraly aperture ofthe member 17,so that said cover member 17"'may be removed withoutremoving the icereceiver. `Secured on the outer surface of the icey container is anumber of stirring, blades 2l, said stirring blades being inclined at anangle of approximately twentyeight degrees.

An aperture 25 is provided at the bottom Patented May'5, 1914.

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of the container 'and casing,` and in this'` aperture is seated a iangedand screwthreaded tube 26, one or more nuts 27 being employed. forsecuring said tube within the aperture screw-threaded into the tube 26,and is provided 'with a central inwardly tapered bore 29 and an outletopening 30 which communicates with said tapered bore. A tapered andaperturd valve closure 31 tsvsnugly and rotatably within the bore 29,and is provided with an aperture 32 which communi- Cates with the tube26 and with the outlet 80. The valve` closure 3l is formed with a handle33, by means of which it maybe rotated, for bringing the apertures 30and 32 alternately into and out of registration. A centrally aperturedcap 34is screw-threaded `on the. outer end of. the y and the handle 33extends through the cen-l tral aperture of the cap 34. It will be seenthat, by tightening the cap 34, the valve closure 31 may be tightenedwithin its seat, while if the cap 34 is removed, the valve closure mayeasily be withdrawn for cleaning and sterilizing. It is also obviousthat the member 28 maybe quickly and easily removed An outer valveelement 28 is Y i i valve member 28,

for cleaning and sterilizing, and When removed, the tube 26 is renderedeasily accessible for cleaning. Vhen it is desired to dismember theapparatus, the shaft 21 may be withdrawn, and the top members 17 and 18may then be removed, whereupon the ice receiver can be lifted from itspivotal seat.

When it is desired to till the container, the valve mustfirst be closed,and milk may tien be poured into the container 5, either before or afterthe receiver has been filled with ice and placed on its pivot seat,Whereupon the cover members 4and handle may be properly placed. If it isdesired to recharge the ice receiver without removing it from thecontainer, the cover member 1S and shaft 22 may be removed, whereuponice may be introduced into the receiver 15, Without danger of ice orother foreign matter enteringl the milk.

It is well known that after buttermilk has been undisturbed for a shortWhile, the lighter particles thereof Will rise, While the heavierparticles will settle toward the bottom, so that, unless it is stirredbefore being drawn, the quality of the first Which `is drawn will differfrom the last. The present invention obviates this difficulty by meansof the stirring mechanism which con-v sists of the blades 24 which aremounted to rotate With the container 15, soA as to raise and thoroughlymix the heavier portions of milk with the lighter portions thereof. Oneor two turns of the handle or crank 22 will sutce for thus mixing thebuttermilk before it is drawn or dispensed.

It will be seen that I have provided a device of this character which isfully capable of attainingl the foregoing objects, and in a thoroughlypractical and etiicient manner.

l do not limit my invention to the eXactdetails of construction,combination and arrangement of parts, as herewith illustrated anddescribed, but my invention may only be limited by a reasonableinterpretation of the claim.

A cooling and stirring and dispensing appa ra tus providing a containerhaving double walls, a receiver rotatably mounted upon a bearing in saidcontainer and spaced therefrom and having blades upon its outer surface,a cover detachably secured onA said container and having' downwardlyextendingi,"

flanges engaging the inner and outer Walls of said container, and havinga central opening therein, an upwardly extending,r vertical [ia-nge onsaid cover snrroundimgr said opening, the upper end of said receiverbeing beaded and terminating in said opening, the circumferentialperiphery only of said bead ing.;l being rotatably received by saidflange, a spider secured to the upper end of said receiver whereby icemay be 'put into and removed therefrom without disturbing said receiver,and means secured to said spider for rotating said receiver with saidflange as a bearing.

In testimony whereof ly have signed in v naine to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing: witnesses.

HA RRY E. 1 ARSHALL.

Titn esses CARL E. LANG, E. W. GREENE.

